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Iraq war

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October 2008
- Iraqi Christians Flee Murder Campaign
  
  AFP | Oct 11, 08 5:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Escalating anti-Christian violence has forced almost 1,000 families to flee the Iraqi city of Mosul, AFP reports. They are hiding in surrounding schools and churches after three homes were bombed in the city, a known al-Qaeda stronghold. The violence "is the fiercest campaign against the Christians since 2003," a provincial governor said. "Among those killed over the past 11 days were a doctor, an engineer and a handicapped person." More »
- Marines Try to Wean Iraq From US Pocketbook
  
  USA Today | Oct 9, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Iraq becomes safer, the Marines have focused on the next challenge: weaning the country’s security forces off US financial and logistical support, USA Today reports. To spur the independence of the nascent Iraqi police, the Marines now refuse to refuel their vehicles, and it's gotten the Iraqis' attention. "Things get real hard and they go, 'OK, we've got to fix this ourselves,'" says a Marine major general. More »
- Booby-Trapped Homes Pose Threat to Troops in Iraq
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 8, 08 7:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For US troops in Iraq’s still-volatile Diyala province, abandoned houses can be a refuge—or a serious threat, the Wall Street Journal reports. Soldiers depend on abandoned houses to provide shelter as combat bases, but insurgents have taken to wiring the buildings with “house-borne improvised explosive devices,” killing a dozen soldiers since 2007. More »
- Double Copter Crash Kills Soldier in Baghdad
  
  AFP | Oct 4, 08 2:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A pair of Black Hawk helicopters crash-landed in northern Baghdad today and killed an Iraqi soldier, AFP reports. Two American soldiers and two Iraqi soldiers were also injured. The US military did not suspect enemy fire and called the situation "under control. Emergency services are on the scene." More »
- US Kills Mastermind of Baghdad Bombings
  
  Associated Press | Oct 4, 08 7:35 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - The US has killed a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq suspected of masterminding one of the deadliest bombings in Baghdad, the AP reports. Mahir Ahmad Mahmud al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Assad or Abu Rami, allegedly directed the cell responsible for a series of blasts that killed more than 200 people in 2006, as well as car bomb and suicide attacks this week targeting two Shiite mosques that killed 2 dozen. More »
- Biden Sees Off Iraq-Bound Son
  
  CBS | Oct 3, 08 1:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Joe Biden bid farewell today to the Iraq-bound soldiers of the 261st Signal Brigade Mission of the Delaware National Guard, including his eldest son, 39-year-old Beau, a captain. Biden said his son gave him some sage advice for the occasion: “Dad, keep it short, we’re in formation.” The Democratic vice-presidential candidate obeyed, and avoided politics entirely for the non-campaign event, CBS reports. More »
- US Preps Iraq Propaganda Blitz
  
  Washington Post | Oct 3, 08 1:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Defense Department is launching a major propaganda campaign to “engage and inspire” the Iraqi people. US contractors will be paid up to $300 million over the next 3 years to produce pro-American news and entertainment for the Iraqi media, the Washington Post reports. Such “information/psychological operations” are considered a crucial part of counterinsurgency strategy, but al-Qaeda has long out-flanked the US in propaganda. More »
- CBS Reporter Under Scrutiny for Iraq Booty
  
  New York Post | Oct 3, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - CBS chief correspondent and tabloid catnip Lara Logan has two portraits of Saddam Hussein in her office, and US Customs wants to know why. The art was recovered from the wreckage of a Baghdad palace, and it's illegal to take such items out of Iraq. Customs prosecuted a Fox News employee for similar actions, reports the New York Post . More »
September 2008
- Forces Key to Iraq Security Lose Steam as US Hands Off
  
  Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 1:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Iraq's Shia-led government assumes greater control of security, US soldiers fear the sudden disintegration of the 54,000-strong Sunni force that had been key to improving conditions there, the Washington Post reports. The government has pledged to hire 20% of the so-called Sons of Iraq, but that still leaves the haunting prospect of thousands of young men “unemployed, with weapons,” says a US captain. More »
- 38 Iraqis Killed in Bloodiest Ramadan Day
  
  CNN | Sep 29, 08 3:59 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least 20 people were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber detonated a vest of explosives amid a crowd of onlookers that had gathered after an earlier car bomb exploded in central Baghdad. A total of 34 people were killed in attacks in Baghdad and another four died in Dayala Province, reports CNN. It was the bloodiest day in the Iraqi capital during this year's holy month of Ramadan. More »
- Iraq Passes Election Law, But Skirts Key Issues
  
  New York Times | Sep 24, 08 1:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Iraqi parliament today passed a long-delayed law establishing provincial elections, a step the government hopes will protect recent security gains by opening the political process. The first elections are expected in January, the New York Times reports, but questions remain about how to ensure representation for Iraq’s religious minorities, and the control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk. More »
- Sectarian Arrests Threaten Iraq Security
  
  USA Today | Sep 23, 08 1:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sunnis of the Awakening Council, which helped the US fight al-Qaeda in Iraq, are in hiding to avoid arrest by the Shia-led government, USA Today reports. Such political harassment could allow al-Qaeda to regain footing in volatile Diyala province and elsewhere, US officials say. Iraqi government members insist their actions are motivated by security, not sectarian politics. More »
- 3 Soldiers Charged in Iraqis' Murder
  
  Associated Press | Sep 17, 08 12:08 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Three soldiers have been charged with murder for their alleged role in the killing of four Iraqis last year, the US Army said today. The Iraqi men were blindfolded, shot in the head, and dumped in a Baghdad canal around April 2007 in retribution for casualties suffered by the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, Army officials said. More »
- Petraeus' Successor Has Mixed Record
  
  Guardian (UK) | Sep 16, 08 9:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gen. Ray Odierno, who today became the top US commander in Iraq, was instrumental in last year’s troop surge that helped stabilize the country. But though most notably known for mirroring predecessor David Petraeus' focus on protecting Iraqi citizens, some in the military have slammed his methods early in the war as overly aggressive, the Guardian reports in a profile of the Army's new top dog in the region. More »
- Petraeus Hands Over Command of Iraq
  
  BBC | Sep 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Citing a "long struggle" in Iraq despite his successes, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his command of the country, reports the BBC, amid a smattering of violence that served as a reminder of reversible gains. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised security gains made on Petraeus' watch as authority was passed to Gen. Ray Odierno, whom Petraeus praised as "the perfect man for the job." Two bomb blasts in Baghdad and one in Diyala province killed 34 people during Gates' visit. More »
- Palin Ties Iraq to 9/11 Attacks
  
  Washington Post | Sep 12, 08 8:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In her speech yesterday to Iraq-bound troops in Alaska—a brigade that includes her oldest son, Track—Palin linked the war in Iraq with the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Washington Post reports, making a connection the Bush administration has long since stopped making. She said the soldiers' mission is to "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans." More »